Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Kinetic	5:25
2	Nightmare Heaven	6:05
3	Ad Absurdum Horn [Ubu's Horn] – Mathias Eick	6:48
4	Collapse Generation Horn [Ubu's Horn] – Mathias Eick	4:13
5	Star-Crossed	5:01
6	Radical Cut Bass [Low Frequentation] – Hugh Steven James Mingay*Horn [Ubu's Horn] – Mathias EickVocals [Spitting Voice] – Ihsahn	5:08
7	For To End Yet Again	10:33

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Ad Astra Enterprises
• Copyright (c) – Ad Astra Enterprises
• Mixed At – Ambassaden
• Mastered At – Strype Audio
• Designed At – Subtopia
• Designed At – Kaaessemm
• Distributed By – The End Records
• Marketed By – The End Records
• Pressed By – Disque Americ

Credits

• Bass Guitar [Low Guitar Driver] – Dag F. Gravem
• Design , Artwork By [Manipulation], Photography [Photos] – Kim Solve Madsen*, Marius Renberg
• Drums [Drums And Flames] – Hellhammer
• Guitar [High Guitar Rider] – Knut M. Valle*
• Keyboards [Fugue Key Figure] – Steinar Sverd Johnsen
• Lyrics By – H.* (tracks: 4, 6), G.* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7)
• Mastered By – Tom La Bomba
• Mixed By – Tore Ylwizaker
• Music By – Johnsen*
• Photography By [Band Photos] – G.*
• Producer – Phantom FX, G.*
• Recorded By [Sound Recordist] – Valle*, Johnsen*, G.*
• Vocals [Voices Of Ghosts And Monkeys], Electronics [General Manipulation] – Trickster G. Rex*

Notes

Recorded in various spaces, times and formats from 2000 to 2002.
Mixed at Ambassaden, Jan. 2002.
Design, photos and manipulation by Marius Renberg (Subtopia) and Kim Solve Madsen (Kaaessemm).

The title for track 7 is lifted from Samuel Beckett.
Sleeve quotes from the pre-surrealist play Ubu the King by Alfred Jarry.

Printed on back cover:
Distributed and Marketed in North America by The End Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 54436 00262 8
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L483
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 8142
• Matrix / Runout: 3CXW1TE026 DADR

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AACD001	Arcturus	The Sham Mirrors ‎(CD, Album)	Ad Astra Enterprises	AACD001	Norway	2002
AAPCD001	Arcturus	The Sham Mirrors ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	Ad Astra Enterprises	AAPCD001	Norway	2002
AACD 001, PRO 049	Arcturus	The Sham Mirrors ‎(CD, Album)	Ad Astra Enterprises, Prophecy Productions	AACD 001, PRO 049	Germany	2002
AACD 001, PRO 049	Arcturus	The Sham Mirrors ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Ad Astra Enterprises, Prophecy Productions	AACD 001, PRO 049	Germany	2010
AAPCD001, TE026	Arcturus	The Sham Mirrors ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	Ad Astra Enterprises, The End Records	AAPCD001, TE026	Norway	2002

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